6th Year September 5, 1977 Number 36 Film Plans Set Reports that a major motion picture will be filmed on the Carson & Barnes Circus were con- firmed last week by D. R. Miller, president and owner of the circus. Officials from an important Mexican film studio have been meeting with Miller, who says that he is almost 100% certain the deal will go through. Two big American stars and several important Mexican stars will be featured in the movie. The story concerns a Mexican act that starts in a small circus and then migrates to the U. S. and is featured in a big American show. Basically the story is a rags to riches theme, and will include sex, mystery,ilove and lust, something that is expected to sell in a world-wide market. The filming will cover a period of six to eight weeks during the 1978 season. The show INSIDE title will be used and as a result none of the Circus owner Otto Berosini is exonerated of all equipment will have to be relettered. Members cruelty to charges. See story on Page 3. of the Miller family and many staff officials will have parts in the film. Mexican Government. It will be made in both The project is being sub-sponsored by the English and Spanish for full world-wide distri- bution.

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HOLLYWOOD ELEPHANTS Contact PAUL V. KAYE Suite 519 • 1680 North Vine Street • Hollywood, California • 90028 Area Code 213 • 462-6001 Page 2 September 5, 1977 U.S. Acts to Protect AGENTS TO BOOK TENT CIRCUS Captive Sea - Jesse A. Jessen - 1 - 800 - 824 - 5136 Ext. A 2064 The Dept. of Agriculture is proposing new reg- 1-800 852 - 7631 Calif. Only ulations for the care and feeding of sea mam- mals in captivity. The regulations will cover polar bears, sea otters, whales, porpoises, seals, sea lions and walruses. YEARS AGO The Federal Marine Commission has This week's Stark (Fla.) newspaper (Aug. 20) recommended a set of standards that the de- tarries a four column illustration of the big partment has proposed as Federal regulations. 1903 Street Fair, with a carved band wagon The design and construction of tanks and other heading the parade. A few small concession top facilities are covered in detail, along with waste tops are visable as are three one-sheet dates in a disposal systems, lighting, pest control, ventila- window for another show. A day and date for tion, the amount of salt and bacteria in the wa- Jan. 18th. ter and how much time the can spend The big attractions were "The Old Plantation" in transit. (minstrel show) and the Electric Theatre, pre- Comments are invited and should be sent to the sumably a movie of that era. Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Many caravans did make a pretence of parad- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, ing, the writer recalls the J. P. Murphy Produc- Dept. of Agriculture, 6506 Bellcrest Road, ing Company making a downtown trip with a Hyattsville, Md. 20782. makeshift circus type band wagon and a local band tooting away at circus gallops. . Art "Doc" Miller AVAILABLE FOR WINTER DATES FAIR ACTS Acts appearing at the Erie County Fair (Ham- Pucker's burg, N.Y.) on Aug. 22-26 included: Doubleday & Co., gorilla parody; The Burgers, chimps and dogs; Johnny Luxem, space wheel; Performing Animals Los Comancheros, double trapeze; The Star- RUCKERS K-NINES dusters, high act. Music was provided by Florine and Phil Oler. UNCLE RALPH'S BARNYARD REVUE The date was produced by Wes Oler.

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Both acts are clean and well cared for ARGOSY MOTOR HOMES Special prices for show people For Information Contact at John Maroone's, 2250 Wai- den Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14225. RALPH RUCKER Contact: John Maroone (716) 11154 Phillippi Avenue 681-1700. Pacoima, Calif. - 91331 An authorized Airstream and Argosy dealer. The Circus Report Page 3 Berosini To Keep Animals Circus owner Otto Berosini has been exonerat- and he turned around with a gleam in his eye ed of all charges of cruelty to animals by Man- like 'welcome home, dad, when are we gonna' tee County (Fla.) Judge Claflin Garst. A llama, get out of here?'" camel, Siberian tiger and mule, plus several Portuguese clown and trainer Joaquin Cruz al- horses and ponies were impounded on Aug. 4, so appeared in court on behalf of Berosini. He under orders from Boots Pallister, an agent for told the court that if Berosini had abused his the Equine Rescue Service and Judge Garst said animals they would not perform for him. the animals must be returned immediately. The pet mule died of unknown causes while in the Berosini denied all the charges when he took custody of the ERS. the stand and he told the court how his family had come here from Europe and that he want- After a two day hearing Judge Garst said he ed to have his own circus. He and his wife pur- realized there had been conflicting reports, but chased animals as they traveled, training them "the vets and expert witnesses .. . indicated for various acts. He said he was bom in the that there was not any cruelty to animals or circus and is a jack of all trades. mistreatment to animals." The Judge ruled that Berosini is fit to have custody of his animals. "I love those animals," said Berosini, "the same as my own kids. ... If I didn't like them I A variety of witnesses were placed on the could make money with my juggling and hand stand and at least two of those appearing for balancing act." the ERS admitted they had not seen Berosini beat his animals. Those appearing for Berosini included renown trainer Jack Joyce, who said he had seen the animals working at the Circus CHUCK BURNES has spent a busy summer as Hall of Fame and reported the animals had re- company manager for the Ice Show Spectacu- sponded well to their trainer. "I would com- lar at Knott's Berry Farm. The show which has mend him on his training," Joyce added. played to more than 310,000 people features: Also appearing at the hearing were Mr. and Mrs. Kathy Steele, Willy Bietak, Julie Holmes, Scott William Lee, co-directors of the Sailor Circus Henderson, Lucien Meyer's Skating Chimps and who said that .Berosini does not beat his ani- a 12 member skating chorus. mals. Lee said he had gone with Berosini to vis- ANDY SWAN, of the Swan Bros. Circus, won it the animals after they were impounded and First Prize with his juggling routines on the TV all were friendly. "Berosini called to the tiger show "The Gong Show".

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BILLY BARTON • • * * ITWAS ONCE HOPED that CLIFF VARGAS'success THE CAVARETTAS REVISITED: Recently divorced ful "face-lifting" of the American tent circus would be JIMMY married LAURA OLIN on July 16th. One of contagious and other circuses would follow suit. Now, those Hollywood weddings rarely seen in our business. I am sorry to say, the majority of tenters are regressing Hacienda owner (Terry's beau) sent a Rolls limo to to shabby ways. Either we have a new "paint crisis" chauffeur the couple to church and back to the re- none of us has heard about or Sherman-Williams has ception where Pappa VINCE cheffed a meal for over closed its doors. Certainly a lack of paint on most 80 people. MICHELE DOBRITCH reports it was a shows would indicate this. While there are a number of glamorous affair with everyone diving into the pool shows actually famous for their ragbag appearance I and doing all sorts of Hollywood-ish things. Newly was shocked to find it so prevalent on many of the divorced KANDY is looking great and on the prowl "majors". Come on, fellas, let's clean them up. Paint and cheese-caking the FLYING TERRELL'S Corral of covers a multitude of sins and there is a whole lot of Cuties which also includes TERRY and lovely LISA sinnin'goin' on. CANISTRELLI. JIMMY, the lucky lad, is catching all tHROWING BOUQUETS: To BILLY and IVY GUN- this pulchritude. GA, nice people, excellent acts and outstanding ward- QUICKIES: KEITH KILLINGER, illustrious bandleader robe. An asset to any show, now touring with Hoxie's leader and musical arranger, busy playing dates for Great American. To MIGUELITO, with Big John BILL KAY and EDDIE ZACCHINI this fall...ROYAL Strong, who does an unusually fine cloud swing, clos- HANNEFORD-starts up its fall tour at Muncie (Ind) ing with a trick l.ve never seen before (and I've seen Sept. 16 SHAPPI plays the Texas dates....JIMMY 'em all), which is a swinging-back balance coupled DOUGLASS clowns and lighting (overseen by VERN with a roll-over to a one knee drop. Great! WERNER) to the Dobritch Int'l Circus in Detroit SNAPSHOTS: During a recent get-together AERIAL- (Sep. 22-25), plus the FLYING RAULS...Dobritch ETTA showed movies of the Polack show during the booked new talent into the Spice On Ice Revue at the 50"s which included priceless vintage shots of PR I NT Hacienda and has upcoming dates in California in No- CESS TAJANA in her first season, the great ROSE vember....The LODI DUO purchased LILLI & SVEN GOLD'S unduplicated cradle act, JANET BURGER, KRISTENSEN's original cradle rigging. The Kristensens the FLYING HAROLDS (Voise), JENNIER's SEALS, were once famous as the PLATOS, a Ringling center- BARBETTE's terrific productions, and a twin perch ringer....RALPH SCHAPPACHER is finishing up his display featuring (are you ready?) MELITTA & Wl- Florida showplace and it's a stunner!....JOHN LEWIS CONSon one stage, GEORGE & VICKI HANNE- lives in a "Teepee". .. Well! it IS on wheels!....Circus FORD on the other. Young performers standing buff JERE ROHRBACH caught up with me on a visit around were ohhing and ahhhing in disbelief. Yes, Vir- to Great American, arriving in a wrecker! (His car ob- ginia, there once WAS a circus like THAT! But no viously elsewhere)....PHIL CHANDLER kids that he more. In the first place we just don't have that pre- will present MICHAEL CECERE in 1978as"Lion- ponderance of talent and in the second producers are ella" (or maybe he wasn't kidding?) GIL MILLER suffering from a severe case of the "cheapies"!...NICK and GEORGE HUBLER seen visiting Nordmark's All BENGOR, long-time Supt. with KELLNER, is now in Star and Sells & Gray JIM SWAFFORD, making a the same capacity with KELLY BROS....which show whirlwind visit East, started at Circus World, noted has resumed its fall tour....Kellner and Hubler feel the new production is less "Broadway" and more circuses should tour split seasons, laying off during "Circus", that Antoinette Concello, Harold Ronk and the hot summer months and I agree....HERBIE WEB- Bob Harrison were overseeing the new production and ER to make dates for HUBLER now that FAMOUS that Harold was at the microphone. Barbara Wood- HUNT is in the barn Time for FRANK and JANET cock and Mike and Janice Anas were out of the show BURGER to unveil their new Rocket Ship Chimps.... with injuries. Following his Florida visit, Jim spent speaking of that, rumor has it JERRY LIPKO took his four days at Niagara Falls with the Michons, the Cun- chimps to ....There are now FOUR eos, Jimmy Hall and Wade Burck....word has it that Canadian-based circuses: Martin & Downs, Garden CIRCUS CAROL has a lengthy West Coast tour...on Bros., Cirque Gatini and Puck's. Getting to be quite a traffic jam, eh what? (Continued on Page 13) Page 6 September 5, 1977

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CONTRACTING THREE YOUNG ELEPHANT ACT Available After Oct. 2, 1977 - Now Appearing With Garden Bros. Circus AGENTS GARY JOHNSON 701 W. 9th St., Corona, Cal. 91720 NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTIONS Phone:(714)735-9531 MAGIC TIME 'USA' A. C. DATE For 1978 Season Hoxie Bros. Circus came to Atlantic City, N.J. on Aug. 18th and played to two straw houses Start Immediately Top Pay It was a clear crisp day and both Hoxie and Betty Tucker were pleased with the result. They left before the night show to head out for the Call: MEARL JOHNSON Great American Circus, playing at Lewisburg, (814)443-4644 W.Va. During the day most of the show folks were 151 W. Union St., Somerset, Pa. 15501 seen shopping on the Steel Pier where they al- so visited George Hanneford's Family Circus. That evening members of the Hanneford Cir- cus were guests of the Hoxie show. The previous night Mongo, the gorilla, put his hand through one of the plate glass partitions in his trailer. It cost $350 to replace the glass. The YOXALL FAMILY'S Performing Pigs, are spending the summer at Walt King's Animaland Visitors on the show lot included the writer, Park in Richmond, Mich., and are breaking in Jack McMillan and Pat Duffy. a new mixed animal act, consisting of two pigs, Frank Hoopes a dog, pony and goat. PRINCE NAJVEX, currently playing fairs for ROSEMARY MARINO and BEVERLY HEIGH- HAM, will close his "outdoor season" with a week long engagement at the New England Har- The Wenatchee Youth Circus presented two ness Raceway at Foxboro, Mass. (Sept. 5-11) free performances at Sicks Seattle Stadium on for LEO GRLIND. Aug. 19th for the Seattle Dept. of Parks and Recreation. BETTY WENDANY'S WANTED 1 or 2 BOOKING AGENTS FUNS-A-POPPIN For Open and Shrine Dates Package Shows to Fit Your Needs Call: EUROPORAMA Box 391, Sunland, Calif. - 91040 (503)779-7441 (213) 352-4277 (213) 352-2454 223 W. Mam St., Medford, Ore. 97501 The Circus Report Page 9

TENT COMMANDMENTS. .. . Fair Acts 1 • She is thy Lord. Thou shall honor Her The program presented at the Illinois State Fair above all else. (Aug. 11-12) featured: Al Youngman, musical 2 - Thou shait let nothing delay her rising. director; Al Dawley, ringmaster; Al's Liberty 3 - Thou shalt not walk on canvas. Ponies; Martin, juggler; Martin Trio, teeter- 4 • Thou shalt not endanger fellow canvas board; Guy Gossing's tigers; Great DeMille, hands. wire; Mr. Rythem, trained horse; the Lodi Duo, 5 - Thou shalt not stand idle and watch aerial cradle; Sabo's Chimps; Jorge's Unpredic- another man work. able car; The Great Lamberti; The Flying Rauls and Vidbel's elephants. • 6 • Thou shalt not untie guy line to center poles unless commanded. The program presented at the Maine State Fair 7 - Thou shalt not damage her being. (Aug. 14-20) featured: Charlie Slavin, announ- cer; Sylvia & Randy, perch act; The Amazing 8 • Thou shalt not improperly lace tent Fattasy Jugglers; The Hernandez Troupe, teet- sections. erboard and Angela Wilnow and her collies. All 9 • Thou shalt not entangle guy lines. acts were booked by AJ Martin and Gunnar 10 - Thou shalt not disobey canvas boss. Amandis. The program presented at the Orleans County cal/comedy/unicycles; the Pisanis, aero; Prince Fair in Barton, Vt. (Aug. 17-21) featured: Ja- Najve/,, aerial; Mr. 'Z' organist and the Don vanna's Jungle Jubilee; Vicki Taylor, vent; the Banles-Tony Starr Western Jamboree, the show Aristocrats, trampoline; Johnny Miles, impres- was staged and produced by Beverly Heigham sions/announcer; the Goetschi Brothers, musi- and Rosemary Marino (Better Booking Agency). WANTED WILLIAM FAMILY TYPE ACTS • Doing 2 or more GOLDEN acts. Can use Dog & Pony Act, Ground Acfs. Might be all year at one spot. State -WILD ANIMAL TRAINER- your lowest price expected. Experienced - NO DRUNKS - Send photos (none returned). Unicycle, Handling — Training Skating, Tight and Slack Wire, Clowns. and Good Treatment as this is a one ring cir- cus. First Class Presentation Can use partner for No. 2 and No. 3 unit of shows. Must have capital. - START SEPT. or OCT. 1977 Tigers, Lions, Elephants Can also use workingmen • Pay Every Day. ANSWER AT ONCE - formerly with Hawthorn's Performing Tigers SILLS BROS. CIRCUS Main Street - P. O. Box 217 Gibson, N. C. - 28343 Currently touring with Carden-Johnson-Clyde Bros. Circus Have old Billboards for sale $10.00 p.p. (Covers Movies, Circus, Vaudeville, Stage, 30 Commercial St., Cranston, R.I. 02905 All Types of Show Business). Phone: (401)941-7549 Page 10 Septembers, 1977

Organist - Chimps - Poodles Monkeys Self-Contained. P. O. Box 1167, Concord, THANK YOU N.C. - Phone: (704) 786-4563 WILSON STOREY Sells & Gray Circus Manager It's New • -for your purchase of Chevrolet tractors and a spool truck A beautiful now full color window card was prepared by Ringling-Barnum for its Thrill Cir- "SAVE MONEY WITH JOHNNY" cus which was featured at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Two cannon acts and other fea- JOHNNY CANOLE tures of the show are pictured on the card. 7100 Sixth Avenue No extra charge was made for the circus after 465 N.E. 102nd Street Altoona, Pa. 16602 Miami Shores, Fla. 33138 (814) 944-9347 or paying to get into the fair grounds, so the ex- (305) 751-0206 (814) 943-0003 pense of printing the card was an extra tossed in by the show's management. Vice President Kenneth Feld was in charge of the thrill unit, with Tuffy Genders on hand to frame it. GERARD M. FRITZ writes to remind us that the Mills Bros. Circus played Nantucket Island Miscellaneous for some three or four years in the 1940's. TOM UPTON, circus photographer, has been The Early American Circus held an old-time kept busy showing circus films to members of circus parade in downtown San Mateo, Calif., the Ringling-Barnum Red Unit during the big on Saturday, Aug. 27th, at 12 noon. show's San Francisco area engagements.

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Contact: THE GILBERT MILLER AGENCY 8350 North Kimball Skokie, Illinois - 60076 Page 12 September 5, 1977 HORN PUT AWAY Famed circus band leader Merle Evans has put CIRCUS ORGANIST after Nov. 1st. away his cornet for the last time and says that Contact: RAY HARTZELL, 404 So. while he won't be playing music anymore he Meadow Valley Drive, Las Vegas, will continue to direct orchestras several times Nevada 89107. a year. Phone: (702)873-5093 Merle has cancelled 13 concerts that were set for the winter months. "It's too cold up North in the winter time," he said. I'm going to wait In Memoriam .;v until it warms up." Gary Buggs (42), who was known as "Mr. Cir- Last month he shipped more than 3,000 of his cus to one and all. Showfolks knew him for his band arrangements to the Circus World Museum photos, while circus buffs knew him as a vast in Baraboo. "I gave them all the music I used storehouse of knowledge. Gary died of a heart in the circus all those years," he said. attack on July 21st. Evans, who was called the "Toscanini of the Emmons Howard Hugo (81), known as Capt. Big Top" left the circus in 1969 and since then Hugo, the high diver, died July 19 at Kansas has made guest appearances all over the coun- City, Mo. He had been doing a 100 ft. dive into try. He and his wife recently returned to their a net for 29 years and at one time operated his home in Sarasota after a motor tour through own carnival. Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. James B. McBeth (90), a former circus musician "I figure it's time to give some of the younger and collector of circus music, died on July 14 folks a chance," he said. "Besides, I don't want at Mariemont, Ohio. Survivors include a son to practice any more." and three daughters.

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AVAILABLE FOR XMAS '77 DATES - NOW BOOKING FOR '78 SEASON MARCANS MALE AFRICAN LIONS (First Time to Tour U.S.A.-Best Male Lion Act Available) Contact JOSIP MARCAN 818 13th Avenue - Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 Phone: (414)432-5692 SHOW REPORT BILLY BARTON (Continued) the show are reported to be the HANNEFORD FAM- Once again we were fortunate in having a cir- ILY, with tent and equipment, and JIMMY DOUGv cus come to town. The Royal Danish Circus ap- LASS& Company. peared at the Genesee County Fair (Batavia, N. Y.), playing in front of the grandstand Aug. The polishing that began on AERIALETTA II this 15-20. Spring by yours truly will be finished off by the re- doubtable PRINCESS TAJANA when the new aerial The show, produced by Albert Sahlstrom, fea- star joins ROYAL HANNEFORD for its fall tour. tured: Dan and Baxen, clowns (John Hansen Miss Aerialetta couldn't be in more illustrious handsl and Dan Rogers); the Almiros Duo (Rosita and See you down the road, luvs... Albert Sahlstrom), juggling; Bongo, Almost Hu- man Gorilla (John Hansen); Miss Tina, single trapeze; Rosita and Alberto, spinning plates; The Police Circus at Johnstown, Pa., postponed Les Thinis, trampoline; Bilros (Dan Rogers and because of flood conditions has been resched- Delbert Smith) double sway poles. The show's uled for Oct. 8-9. The indoor show is promoted ringmaster/announcer was Albert Sahlstrom. and produced by Tommy Bentley and Chuck Clancey. The Bilros act is a "Second Generation" as Dan has learned the routine from his father, Billy Rogers, and has also broken in Delbert Smith. "several hundred" light bulbs and is well flash- ed. The performance is presented on two ele- The circus then moved to the Michigan State vated stages in a 30 x 90 ft. red and gold top. Fair at Detroit for a Aug. 25-Sept. 5 date. The performers are: Wayne LaCharite, inside Also appearing at the fair, as part of the Cole- lecturer and sword swallower; Pete Shook, fire man Bros. Carnival midway, was one of the manipulator; Floyd Cunston, human block- nicest side shows around. The "Circus Side head and nail board; and Donna Falzone La Show", owned by Norman Brooks (Bella III Charite, Miss Electric, blade box and contor- Productions) has a canvas bannerline 27 ft. high tionist. David King is the outside talker. and 116 ft. long. It is brilliantly lighted by .... Bill Galloway INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL TRAINER

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comic character, the Anti-Defamation League REVIEW would be all over them, like fuzz on a peach. San Francisco's weekend Pickle Family Circus Here in Sacramento, no one seemed to mind; closed its third season with Saturday and Sun- it may be the character just wasn't recognized day matinees in Sacramento's (Calif.) William for what it was, or maybe folks are getting ov- Land Park on Aug. 20-21. er being super-sensitive. For those who haven't yet had the very real Other clown productions included a huge bal- pleasure, don't miss it next year. This is a real loon that got away, "magic trunks," and "The recreation of a one ring, sidewalled (red, yellow Wedding Photograph". Not quite a clown num- and blue) family show of a century ago - ber • but just as funny - were Sally and Peggy brought up to date. As an example, there's a six Pickle, more or less in drag, juggling; they piece mod jazz and rock combo (guitar, bass, started with Indian clubs, eventually included French horn, piano, sax and Leader Nick Saume their wigs, too. on drums) in place of the traditional brass band The Pickles themselves dominated the juggling, • but it produces some real old-time circus (fast and funny), knockabout tumbling and sounds in addition to folk and more modern Lorenzo more than delighted the kids by catch- music. ing, with the appropriate portion of his anatomy, Sparked by Larry (Lorenzo Pickle) Pisoni, the a series of hats tossed to him from the stands show this year played sponsored dates in Ore- by Irwin. gon and northern California. Equipment is car- Music, as noted, was good to excellent. The ried in one nice looking truck, with show folks, Grand Entry was traditional, with performers who hold down other jobs during the week, doubling in brass (plus, among other things, a coming along in campers, vans and VW-cum- concertina and a harmonica) to "Entry of the tents. Gladiators". After 50 fast-paced minutes, there Don't get the wrong idea - the Pickles may play- was a ten minute break, then, following an old- to the tots in the audience, complete with free timers' sing-along, a half hour more. circus workshops in the morning, but this is no Everyone got into the final act, a comedy skit amateur agregation. Berkeley fireman Glen featuring a widow with a waterbed, a stuffed Weller - as just one example • could get a job gorilla that comes to life, and three of the fun- with any show in America, doing risley, single niest moving men since Smyth went smoother. bar or hand balancing. Weller is backed by his If Mack Sennett had ever seen "The Ace Mov- family in an acrobatic act. Son Jeff, 14, is good, ing Company" he'd never have gotten around but at the Saturday matinee, 3 year old Kelley to the Keystone Kops. stole the show - perhaps because year and a half old sister Shannon was under the weather. Let no one doubt the circus lives! The Pickles and their performers - not to mention the child- Part of the charm is real audience participation. ren of all ages in their audiences - give proof With no animals to worry' about, the kids can it's alive and thriving. "Amateurs" or not, the sit right up along the ring curbs (the stands will "Pickles" are pros ! seat about 400 or so). Lorenzo, Ringmistress Phil Jordan Sally Pickle, and producing clown Bill (Willy) Irwin, take pains to make sure the little folks feel included. Their elders also get into the act The staff for the Pickle Family Circus includes: when they are invited to hold the ends of the Michael Nolan, promoter; Larry Pisoni, artistic not-so-tightrope for Sandy Counts, who, like director; Terry Lorant, tour manager and photo- Weller and the Pickles, could if he wished hold grapher; Zoe Leader, graphic designs; Peggy his own under any big top in the nation. Snider, set and costume design; Peter Snider, Don McMillan and Jack Davis, technical direc- If there was a surprise, it was the inclusion of tors. what was once known as a "Jew comic" clown. Were, say, the Big One to present the same The Cirous Report Page 15 ON THE ROAD Date OK Business was very good for the circus presented The Tent Troupe, a dramatic troupe touring in New England, moves on three rental trucks, at Newport News (Va.) on Aug. 19-21. The per- one of which carries a light plant. The show is formance featured the Stebbings Family, plus a making its 8th annual tour and presents its var- variety of other acts. ious programs under an orange and white big Appearing in the show were: Pat Anthony, lions top. They also have a concession trailer and a and tigers; the Tabaks, perch/sword balance/ dressing top. balance pole; The Jokers Four, juggling; The The Tent Troupe,consists of young people who Metro Boys, balancing; Carol Stebbings, trap- regularly present afternoon and evening perfor- eze/trampoline; Vickie Stebbings, web, the mances in each town along the route. The after- Stimax-Hall Clowns and Walt's Mini Van com- noon program features "The Wonderful World edy number. of Hans Christian Anderson", while the even- ing show offers the three act play "Johnny Be- directed by Dorothy and Joe Wiebush. linda." Show personnel includes: David Rutland, San- The show's teacher/director is Roney Shawe dy Gardiner, Les Olinger, David Sheets, Brad who has been touring with Tent Troupe for Bowman, Debbie Cox, Susie Dahl, Christy Foels, seven years. Paul Bruening, who has been with Mike Freas, Jacky Heinbaugh, Jenny Heinbaugh, the show since its start serves as technical direc- Phil Kinney, Julie Kreh, John Lastova, Jean tor, canvas boss and truck driver. The show's Moyer, Denise Perkins, Dennis Rutland, Kelly cookhouse and dining room is supervised by Ryan, Melissa Shawe, Ginny Smith, Chris Ellen Shaheen, while the concession dept. is ' Squires, John Tucker and Mark Unkenholz. WANTED

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